Citation: Link, Fil. Sp. Cult. 137 (1841).

Synonymy: Polypodium leptophyllum L., Sp. Pl. 1092 (1753).

Common name: Annual fern.

Description:
Small fern; fronds thin, glabrous, bipinnatisect, ultimate segments obovate-cuneate, more or less deeply lobed; sporangia in rows along the veins; gametophyte perennial.

Distribution:  Common on damp banks amongst grasses or in rocky crevices. S.Aust.: NW, FR, EP, NL, MU, SL, KI, SE.   W.Aust.; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.   New Zealand; cooler and temperate parts of both hemispheres. Conservation status: native Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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